C3C5 Part IV Enforcement of Parts II and III
Pt. IV applied in part (with modifications) (20.5.2016) by The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/507), regs. 1(2), 53(3)
C1C2C4C8C6C10C7C9C11C12C14C1335 Recovery of expenses of enforcement.
1
This section shall apply where a court—
a
convicts a person of an offence in respect of a contravention in relation to any goods of any safety provision F1. . . ; or
b
makes an order under section 16 or 17 above for the forfeiture of any goods.
2
The court may (in addition to any other order it may make as to costs or expenses) order the person convicted or, as the case may be, any person having an interest in the goods to reimburse an enforcement authority for any expenditure which has been or may be incurred by that authority—
a
in connection with any seizure or detention of the goods by or on behalf of the authority; or
b
in connection with any compliance by the authority with directions given by the court for the purposes of any order for the forfeiture of the goods.
Pt. IV (ss. 27-35) applied (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/3139, reg. 3(2)(c) (which said S.I. 1992/3139 was revoked (15.5.2002) by S.I. 2002/1144, reg. 1(2), Sch. 11 para. 1)